Health & Safety Compliance

Here is how this works in practice. Irish health and safety compliance operates under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in the Republic and the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 in NI. Both enforced respectively by the HSA (Health and Safety Authority) and HSENI (Health and Safety Executive for The North). Our safety officers (Construction Skills Certification Scheme certified, IOSH Managing Safely accredited, NEBOSH Diploma holders) build risk assessments for every shooting day, file Statement of Work. Construction Stage Safety and Health Plans for any stage build inside Ardmore Studios Bray. Ashford Studios Wicklow.

Here is the short of it. Troy Studios Limerick, Linen Mill Studios Banbridge, or Titanic Studios Belfast, and set up emergency-response plans with the HSE (Health Service Executive) and HSC (Health and Social Care) systems across the border. Food-safety compliance runs through FSAI (Food Safety Authority of Ireland) and FSANI (Food Standards Agency The North), with HACCP-certified catering partners across every shoot.

Here is the breakdown. Remote-location safety is the specialty Irish productions test most. Our safety teams calibrate Atlantic maritime weather response for Skellig Michael (Star Wars sequel trilogy, accessible only by Kerry boat in narrow calm windows), the Aran Islands (Inishmore, Inishmaan. Inisheer. Banshees of Inisherin). Achill Island, Cliffs of Moher (cliff-edge filming with high-wind cutoffs), the Burren limestone karst, Slieve League Donegal, the Wicklow Mountains, Killarney National Park, and the Antrim Coast Giant's Causeway. We set up with Irish Coast Guard, Irish Air Corps Search and Rescue.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Mountain Rescue Ireland, and An Garda Síochána Marine Unit for evacuation contingencies. Plus PSNI and HM Coastguard for Northern Ireland shoots. Stunt safety follows BSAC and PADI dive certification for water work, BHS for equine work, and CAA/IAA drone operating certificates for aerial. Bilingual safety briefings run in English and Irish (Gaeilge) for Gaeltacht shoots. Crew well-being protocols extend to dignity-at-work, sexual harassment prevention (post-WIFT Ireland reporting framework), and mental-health first-aid trained on-set support. 24/7 medical response throughout.